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20 Interesting Facts About The World by Maxcollins042(m): 8:27am On Nov 25, 2013
1. The country with the largest number of people behind bars in USA. When it comes to what to hide someone in prison, this country has no equal. In the U.S., home to 5% of the world's
population and 25% of the total
number of prisoners in the world are in prison it is here - 2.2 million people. Second place goes to Russia - a country with the lowest percentage of acquittals in the civilized world - 1.5 million in third place - China, 870 thousand 2. The country with the thickest citizens: Nauru. 95% of the population of this small island nation are overweight. The
reason? Nothing special, they just eat too much and move a little. 3. The country that is most likely to soon be under water: Maldives. Residents of the Maldives have a serious reason to fear flooding: global warming island every year more and more immersed in the water. 4. Countries covered by the maximum number of time zones: France. When all of France, including overseas, it appears that the country is located on the 12 time zones. U.S. takes 11 zones, Russia - 9. 5. The only country with the roads of the corals of Guam. In Guam, there is no natural sand, so there do asphalt using corals
and oil. 6. The country with the highest number of lakes in Canada. 60% of all the world's lakes are in Canada: more than three million lakes, covering 9% of Canada's land. 7. The most arid country: Libya. 99% of Libya is covered by desert, in some areas there is no rain for decades. 8. The country is the largest producer of opium: Afghanistan. Here is an incredible 95% of the world's opium. 9. The country is the largest producer of oxygen in the world: Russia. In Siberia, is growing at about 25% of the world's forests, which cover an area larger than the continental United States, which makes Russia the world's most powerful processor of carbon dioxide into valuable oxygen. 10. The country with the least amount of wood: Haiti. Forests in Haiti is almost completely cut
down. This is evident even on satellite images: you can determine where Haitian border with the Dominican Republic, where forests are still growing. 11. The least-peaceful country in the world: Somalia. According to the Global Peace Index Somalia has overtaken Iraq and became the most warlike nation in the world, constantly attacking the neighboring countries. Somalis are in a constant state of war, and in a state of continuous revolution. All this is due to the
fact that Somalia - the poorest country in which the population is not even enough food. 12. The most educated country in the world: Canada. 50% of the population of this country does not have an education below secondary special. For Canada to be Israel - 45% Japan
- 44%. 13. The world's largest city- state of Singapore. 14. The country with the largest number of Yazaki Papua New Guinea. Although English is the official in this country, in fact it is a pure formality in English is saying no more than 2% of the population. Papua New Guinea is used more than 820 different languages, which is 12% of the world's languages. 15. The country with the largest number of sheep per capita: The Falkland Islands (UK). It is home to 3,000 people and 500,000 sheep. Not surprisingly, the export of wool brings the main income Islands. 16. The least densely populated country - Mongolia. The population density of Mongolia - 4 per 1.5 sq. km.Compare this to the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, having the world's highest density of population is
340 000 in the same half square kilometers. 17. The country with the largest number of tanks: Russia. In Russia there are 21 000 tanks, followed by the U.S. with 16,000 tanks. 18. The country with the youngest population in the world: Niger. About half the population of Niger under 15. Since 80% of its territory is covered by desert, it seems, the only thing there is to do - it's children. 19. The country with the largest number of citizens living not in it: Malta. After several economic crises, coupled with high fertility Malta experienced several waves of emigration, which has led to the fact that at the moment outside Malta is home to more of its citizens than in it. 20. The most diverse country in
the world: India. In almost every respect: the cultural, economic, climatic, racial, linguistic, ethnic and religious India is a very great difference to the world, or in 2nd place.
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Re: 20 Interesting Facts About The World by Okaka27(m): 9:31am On Nov 25, 2013
Wow!! Amazing!! cheesy
Re: 20 Interesting Facts About The World by premlove(m): 2:21pm On Nov 27, 2013
Which school did you graduate from din't their teach you how to seperate and number appropriately 'ekpa'

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